How To Install libfreexl1 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreexl1 on Ubuntu.
What is libfreexl1
libfreexl1 is:
FreeXL is a C library implementing direct reading of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, up to the BIFF8 file format specification (i.e. .xls, Microsoft Excel XP/2003 and older). The XML SS file format specification (.xlsx, Microsoft Excel 2007 and newer) is not supported.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libfreexl1 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfreexl1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreexl1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreexl1
Install libfreexl1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreexl1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreexl1
Install libfreexl1 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreexl1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreexl1
How To Uninstall libfreexl1 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libfreexl1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreexl1
Uninstall libfreexl1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreexl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreexl1
Remove libfreexl1 Configurations and Data
To remove libfreexl1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreexl1
Remove libfreexl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreexl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreexl1
Dependencies
libfreexl1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreexl1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.